‘Tubig at Langis’ defends Cristine Reyes over feud with Vivian Velez

The production team of the ABS-CBN afternoon drama “Tubig at Langis” has defended its lead star Cristine Reyes over allegations of rudeness from fellow actress Vivian Velez.

In an official statement released on Tuesday, the program denied Velez’s claim that Reyes asked her to leave a designated standby room that they shared during taping, and took responsibility for the supposed “miscommunication.”

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“Hindi totoong pinaalis ni Cristine si Vivian sa dressing room. Nagkaroon lang ng miscommunication at inaako ng production team and responsibilidad dito,” the statement read.

“Sa katunayan, walang problema ang staff sa work ethics ni Cristine at maayos itong nakikisama sa lahat ng katrabaho niya. Humingi na kami ng paumanhin kina Cristine at Vivian kaugnay nito,” it added.

A fiery Velez took to Facebook on Sunday to voice out her anger against the treatment she had been receiving from Reyes on set, detailing how the lead actress “would bang doors, shout at me, and sing ‘Goodbye, Farewell’ in front of my face while rehearsing.”

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The program said the incident was very unfortunate especially that its cast, crew, and staff member had always had good working relations since they started production in October 2015.

“Ikinalulungkot namin ang pangyayaring ito sa masayang pamilya na nabuo namin sa ‘Tubig at Langis.’ Naipaliwanag na namin ang aming panig sa dalawang aktres at umaasa kaming matapos na ang isyu sa maayos at magandang paraan,” the program said.

“Sa kabila nito, makakaasa pa rin ang aming manonood na patuloy kaming magsisikap para magbigay ng makabuluhan at napapanahong kwento sa aming programang ‘Tubig at Langis,’” it added. Yuji Gonzales with Marinel R. Cruz